As I already mentioned, my darling Hudson the wonder dog died in the wee hours
of yesterday morning. We found her in the morning as if she were asleep, so
we'll take comfort that she went somewhat peacefully, and, very true to her
terrier nature, on her own terms. It's still sinking in, since we had a full day
with Grandma Belle's funeral, which was quite touching and lovely, so this has
all been a bit of a whirlwind. Speaking of Belle, I mentioned how the ups and
downs of Hudson's and Belle's conditions seemed to match each other until they
recently took turns in different directions, but them passing three days apart
shows they were pretty well in sync after all. I am beside myself with grief at
the moment, but I want to thank you all for your kind sympathies, as they have
been a genuine comfort, and leave me overjoyed that I got to share with all of
you so much of what made my baby so special over the years.

I used to read this site around ten years ago and just recently rediscovered it. I was thrilled to see that Hudson the wonder dog was still around. It really saddens me to hear she is no long with us, and I had to register to express my condolences.

"He who feeds the cat, owns the cat. Or the cat owns...or something...hey, this bowls gettin low here!"

One of mine I've had for 5 years and was semi-feral, and she's still jumpy/frightens very easy (the other week I was walking through the house with a pair of socks in hand and she freaked out). She pretty much hates everyone else, but follows me around the house like a dog.

Thanks for looking after those someone else chose not to. They can end up being the best pets.

Blue, I'm saddened to hear of Hudson's passing. My condolences to you and your family during these trying times. She sounded like a special dog. We will miss hearing of her antics.

It has been a long hard day and I was a bit down earlier. After work my wife and I took four of our dogs out for a two mile walk. Returning home I had to take care of the stray cats that sleep in our garage now that the temperatures are falling. So I was feeling a bit down because I haven't had as much time to relax lately. Plus my daughter has moved back home with her dogs. We now have six dogs... and three stray cats I'm taking care of. I've only had a chance to get one of the cats spayed. The other two cats are new arrivals. I need to get them to the clinic when I get a chance.

I don't do all the work around here when it comes to the dogs but somewhere around 80% on most days. I get up an hour earlier than I have too just to get them out side and then fed. Then I medicate them, not me. Though sometimes I feel like asking the neighbor to pass the joint over the fence. Three of our dogs need medications, one can barely walk due to her arthritis, and one can barely see due to her diabetes. But they are all so full of life and love. Which is why I do it. Dogs are truly amazing in the many ways that they can remind us to just enjoy life. And they show us how easy it is to love.

Hudson's passing reminded me again just how much all our pets mean to me. Even the stray cats I let sleep in my garage. And before you guys label me... I'm not like that crazy cat lady you heard about. Well, not yet. Three of our dogs were rescued. The cats I just feed because I refuse to let them go hungry. One was feral but trusts me somewhat and the other two are drop offs... judging by the way they always want attention.

I can hear the newcomer meowing from the neighbors roof top. She gets up there and is too afraid to come down. I put a 2x4 up so she could walk down to the fence but she still can't get up enough nerve to come down it.

I better get to bed. I've got to get up in five and a half hours and do it all over again....

I'm very sorry for the recent heartbreaking events, I can only express my condolences in letters over the Internet but rest assured that your pain reverberates through the users of this site and their sympathetic ears and eyes. We are behind you and only happy to be mere constants if anything. Thanks for your work and sharing a glimpse of your life all this time.

It's amazing how clearly he understands what happened, and I can see the wisdom of the advice to let them have this closure. He was previously more attached to Huddy than to either of us, to the extent that he was starting to get mopey because she was doing poorly. He's already back to his happy-go-luck self,

I'm glad to hear that Gunnar is doing well - I was worried about that. A few years back we had a couple shop dogs and one of them was killed (fairly horribly), and while that was bad enough, seeing good old Buster so despondent broke my heart even worse. He wouldn't eat and would barely even move. It was kind of scary. I thought he was giving up.

Blue sorry for your losses. I loved to hear the incredible stories about Hudson over the past 10 years I have come to this site. It is always hard to lose a member of the family and rest assured we all share in your grief.

Sorry to hear of your loss Blue. I still have difficulty after my cat passed away years ago. Every now and then something reminds me of her and I shed a tear or 2. I would give anything to have her back. It gets easier as time passes but never truly goes away.

LesCaster wrote on Nov 25, 2013, 12:13:I consider myself to be fairly hardened emotionally but found myself bawling like a baby in the vet's office immediately after giving him consent to euthanize my dog. I was a rock up to that point then I just lost it. Pretty embarrassing at the time, actually.

I can definitely sympathize

Same thing happened to me but with my cat. Don't ever be embarrassed for loving a friend even if they are covered with fur. Hell, I'm sitting here at my desk at work and my eyes are getting lubed from everyone's stories.

“We’ll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false.” William Casey, CIA Director 1981-1987

Well, there were 4 games where 90+% of the people were wrong, and another 2 games over 70% wrong -- so unless you picked a bunch of upsets you at best did "okay". I'm currently 6-6-1, I need San Fran to win tonight to preserve my "no worse than .500" alive for the season. Fortunately, after much hemming and hawing, I decided to stick with New England last night. "They have Tom FUCKING Brady."

I'm very sorry for your loss, Blue. I know how hard it is to lose such a close friend as Hudson and you have my deepest sympathies.

I tend think that these things happen like this for a reason and now Belle and Hudson are together on the other side. She'll take good care of the wonder dog until your time comes (I hope your time is a very long time from now though).

“We’ll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false.” William Casey, CIA Director 1981-1987